Comment on Usbimager – A non-electron based alternative to Balena EtcherparentComments−JasonFruit4yThere is no reason not to use dd. Yes, its option syntax is weird; yes, it has its dangers. But all the GUI tool does is show you the danger with a confirmation dialog.−jrm44yYou literally just mentioned two great reasons why not to use dd.−JasonFruit4yThe action you are performing — blasting away the contents of a disk — is inherently risky. Putting a nice GUI on it doesn't change that.
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There is no reason not to use dd. Yes, its option syntax is weird; yes, it has its dangers. But all the GUI tool does is show you the danger with a confirmation dialog.
You literally just mentioned two great reasons why not to use dd.
The action you are performing — blasting away the contents of a disk — is inherently risky. Putting a nice GUI on it doesn't change that.